Tuesday, April 08, 2003

POLITICALLY CORRECT FISH

The “Give Swordfish a Break!” promotion was based on the myth that Atlantic swordfish were being over-fished to the point of extinction. But according to the National Marine Fisheries Service, that simply isn’t true. Vicki Spruill, SeaWeb’s executive director, admitted to a St. Petersburg Times reporter in 1998 that swordfish was chosen because it would capture the public’s imagination, not because it was in any danger.

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